6 School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work & Social Sciences,University of Salford, Salford, UK Correspondence to Dr Karen Shaw, School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medical and ...

Objectives To outline the jurisprudential position in UK law regarding capital punishment, the death penalty and contrast this with proposed legislation for assisted dying and euthanasia (AD/E).

Objectives Suffering is common among patients with advanced cancer. The practice of mindfulness during patient care can potentially reduce suffering. We aimed to examine the efficacy of ...

Skeletal muscle index as a prognostic biomarker for survival in HER2-positive and triple-negative breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study ...

Objectives Palliative patients generally prefer to be cared for and die at home. Overly aggressive treatments place additional strain on already burdened patients and healthcare services, contributing ...

Background Traumatic and sudden loss can result in trauma symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks and avoidance. These symptoms can disrupt natural grief processes (Murray. J EMDR Pract Res. 2012, 6(4 ...

Objectives To summarise the current body of published evidence on the use of low-dose and/or adjuvant methadone in the palliative care setting. Methods The authors searched multiple databases (PubMED, ...

Background Subcutaneous (SC) administration is the preferred parenteral opioid route in palliative care, while intravenous infusion may allow faster titration. Comparative evidence remains limited.

Background Nurses play a unique and critical role in palliative care, and it is noteworthy that nurses often encounter ethical dilemmas in this field. Objective This review aims to conduct a ...

Aim This study aimed to clarify the end-of-life care among inpatients with schizophrenia, using a national claims database. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of inpatients aged 20 ...

Hospice Care for all, for now, forever. Hospice UK National Conference, 26 – 28 November 2024 ...

Background Seizures and agitation are distressing symptoms commonly encountered at the end of life and may require treatment with phenobarbitone when standard therapies fail. Current phenobarbitone ...